Dr. Laurence S Baskin
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About Dr. Laurence S Baskin

Dr. Laurence S Baskin, MD is a Doctor primarily located in
San Francisco, CA. He has 32 years of experience. His specialties include
Urology.
Dr. Baskin has received 1 award. He speaks English.

Rating Overview

11 Ratings
with 4 Comments

3.2

The overall average patient rating of Dr. Laurence S Baskin
is Good.
Dr. Laurence S Baskin has been rated by 11 patients.
From those 11 patients 4
of those left a comment along with their rating. The overall rating for
Dr. Laurence S Baskin is 3.2 of 5.0 stars.

Primary Address

UCSF Medical Center at Parnassus

Specialties

Dr. Laurence S Baskin has the following 1 specialty

Urology

A urologist is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating conditions affecting the male reproductive system, as well as the urinary tracts of both males and females.
These doctors cover the kidneys, ureter, urinary bladder, adrenal glands, urethra, and the male reproductive organs which include the testes, epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicles, prostate and penis. Some common disorders that urologists treat are urinary tract infections (UTI), stress incontinence, benign prostatic hyperplasia, kidney stones, erectile dysfunction, kidney cancer, prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and cystitis. These urological specialists also perform vasectomies and vasectomy reversals.

Board Certified

Dr. Laurence S Baskin is Board Certified in the following:

Board certification indicates that a doctor is highly qualified in
the medical field in which he or she practices. A board-certified
doctor is more likely than a non-board-certified doctor to have the
most current skills and knowledge about how to treat your medical condition.

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Copyright 2017 American Board of Medical Specialties. All rights reserved.

A review by a patient that verified they have visited Dr. Laurence S Baskin
- Posted on February 28th, 2013

I really hope this review is helpful. I am a healthcare provider for adults and children and my child had surgery in the first year of life with Dr. Baskin at UCSF. My husband and I found him impatient and rude, he became angrier with every question we asked. During our post-op appointment, when we pointed out some continued problems upon physical exam, he told us we were exaggerating and just "wrong". Because of his refusal to address concerns we were forced to take our toddler to another academic training center and tertiary medical center in the Bay Area with a world-class pediatric urology team and are now awaiting another surgery to correct the problems left from Baskin's initial surgery. I might also add that the new surgeon readily and immediately identified the continued physical deformity that Dr. Baskin wouldn't acknowledge. His education, publications, training, and reputation are impressive and we were told by peers that he was "the best". After our experience, I reviewed his patient reviews and they were largely poor with comments that mirrored our experience with him. As a provider myself, I have my own profiles on these sites and patient experiences are important. His attitude was very much one of "how dare you bother me with questions, you clearly don't know as much as me and I don't have time for you". If he treats his peers this way, I really felt like the public needs to be told about our experience.

Dr. Baskin monitored my child's hydronephrosis before and after birth. He took care and consideration to monitor the situation as needed and did not pursue invasive technologies or treatments until we agreed it was necessary. He performed surgery on my child at the age of 9 months. He was thorough, careful, and quick. Although not overly "friendly", neither was he rude. Frankly, we weren't looking for a friend so we didn't care. What was important was that he took the time to listen to our questions and to answer them until we were satisfied that we understood the circumstances and our options.

Awards

1 Award

Castle Connolly America's Top Doctors
(2017)

Castle Connolly America's Top Doctors® are specialists who are highly recommended by their peers and other healthcare professionals. The Castle Connolly research staff reviews both professional qualifications and professional reputation prior to Top Doctor status being awarded. This recognition identifies the top medical specialists throughout the country who possess a high level of medical skill and expertise. Castle Connolly America's Top Doctors® are specialists who are highly recommended by their peers and other healthcare professionals. The Castle Connolly research staff reviews both professional qualifications and professional reputation prior to Top Doctor status being awarded. This recognition identifies the top medical specialists throughout the country who possess a high level of medical skill and expertise.